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Coin-operated machines of all types are collected. The vending machine is an ancient invention dating back to 200 B.C., when holy water was dispensed in a coin-operated vase. Smokers in seventeenth-century England could buy tobacco from a coin-operated box. It was not until after the Civil War that the technology made modern coin-operated games and vending machines plentiful. Coin-operated machines play music, are used for gambling and skill tests, and dispense products like gum or perfume. Slot machines, arcade games, and dispensers are all collected.
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| Image | Category | Pattern or Item | Description | Year Priced | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Vending | Puss In Boots, 1 Cent, Chocolate, Wood, Floor Model, Keys , | 2012 |  | Coin-Operated Machines | Vending | Sellem Matches, Cigar Cutter, Match Box Holder, Iron, 1 Cent, c.1912 Illustrated , | 2012 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Vending | U.S. Postage Stamps, 1 Cent, Parkway Machine Corp., Red, Md. | 2012 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Vending | U.S. Postage Stamps, 5 & 10 Cent, Brown Porcelain, Calif., c.1938 | 2012 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Vending | Wooden Penny Card, Twin Coin Slots, 13 x 7 In. , | 2012 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Alka-Seltzer | Be Wise Alkasize, Pedestal, 15 In. | 2011 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Arcade | Challenger Shooting, 10 Shots For 1 Cent, 1941, 15 x 9 x 23 In. | 2011 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Arcade | Clown, Wood, Cast Iron, Marque, 33 x 20 x 10 1/2 In. | 2011 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Arcade | Dancing Dolls, Porcelain, Philco TV Cabinet, Music, 10 Cent, 34 x 32 In. | 2011 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Arcade | Game, Thomas Novelties Peerless Products, Key, 21 x 9 1/4 In. | 2011 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Arcade | Ms. Pac Man, 25 Cent, 88 x 25 In. | 2011 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Arcade | Target Shooter, 5 Shots, 1 Cent, Wooden Cases, ABT Mfg., 26 x 18 In. | 2011 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Cail-O-Scope | Peep Show, Stereo Cards, Wood, Crank Handle, 72 x 22 x 19 In. | 2011 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Dispenser | Cards, Postage Stamps, Metal, Painted, Shipman Mfg., 26 In. | 2011 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Dispenser | Match, San Telmo Havana Cigars, Cigar, Cutter, Cast Iron, 5 x 6 1/2 x 8 In. | 2011 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Drop Card | Accidents Will Happen, Pine Cabinet, Electric, 10 Cent, 57 x 23 In. | 2011 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Foot Massager | A Treat For Your Feet, 25 Cent, 56 x 10 In. | 2011 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Fortune Teller | Gambling Wheel, 5 Cent | 2011 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Gambling Wheel | Animal Designs, Tin, Lithograph, 17 In. | 2011 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Game | Bowling, Win Cigars, Wood Cabinet, Glass Top, Bowling Pins, 21 In. | 2011 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Gum | Pulver Chewing Gum, Blue Case, Key, 20 1/4 x 8 1/2 In. | 2011 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Gum | Yellow Kid, Clockwork, Pulver, Porcelain, Wood, c.1920, 10 x 6 x 24 In. | 2011 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Gumball | 1 Cent, Cast Iron Base, Globe, Round, c.1900, 16 In. | 2011 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Gumball | Acorn, 1 Cent, Painted Metal, Glass Globe, 17 In. | 2011 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Gumball | Acorn, 5 Cent, Light Blue, 14 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 7 In. | 2011 |
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